There's not much to say in this post except that Friday was an exceptionally bad day in work. Without naming names, I had a run-in with my line manager, who I feel is either misdirecting me or downright lying to me.

In the first instance, I moved jobs on the agreement that I'd start on the same salary as my last job, then be reassessed after 6 months and salary adjusted accordingly. I've spent the last year (no, it didn't happen at 6 months!) working very hard to bring our IT up to speed. Not only was there a gap in service between the previous IT manager and myself, but the time I joined was a period of massive upheaval for the company.

So, I expected my salary to be reviewed and to be compensated accordingly toward the upper end of the salary scale for my post. But I've been chasing this issue for the last few months without success. Eventually, I was told by my line manager that someone in our global IT had vetoed the increase. However, the same manager had implied some months earlier that if I could stop my flexible working arrangements, we might be able to swing something on the salary review. Seriously? What happened to my performance review?

And at the same time, a preparatory audit generated a list of actions that need to be carried out to bring our IT procedures in line with new standards being implemented. Which means the job will become even more intensive over the coming months.

My feeling at the moment is of rage and frustration. Why should I commit even more energy to this company when I've obviously been screwed over? I love the job, and the people I work with are fantastic, but the further up the corporate ladder you look, there's a lot of slimy double-talk and backstabbing to contend with.

I guess every barrel has a few rotten apples. I just need to work out where to go from here.